Santa goes on the run for a £4,000 bonanza

A CROWD of just over 100 men, women and children dressed in red and white suits and trainers braved the winter breeze to race around Hollingworth Lake. This year's annual Father Christmas fun run was launched by the mayor Keith Swift and mayoress Sue Etchells and is expected to raise at least £4,000 for Springhill Hospice.

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A CROWD of just over 100 men, women and children dressed in red and white suits and trainers braved the winter breeze to race around Hollingworth Lake.

This year's annual Father Christmas fun run was launched by the mayor Keith Swift and mayoress Sue Etchells and is expected to raise at least £4,000 for Springhill Hospice.

The race was originally launched four years ago, when the idea was brought to the Hospice by Pearl Benbow and this year was organised with the help of the Hospice's community fundraiser Dean Connaughton.

And providing entertainment on the day was the Anderson Brass Band.

The red and white runners raced around one lap of Hollingworth Lake, which is a distance of about 5.1km with the first man crossing the finish line in just over 12 minutes winning himself a three-month membership to a Link4Life gym.

Sponsor money is still being collected and counted at The Hospice and the runner who raised the most sponsor money will be awarded a free meal for two at Thamin Restaurant in Littleborough.

Dean added: "We were happy with the turnout, but hopefully we'll get even more runners next year."